Sahih Muslim (Volume 1)

Adil Salahi is a scholar, author and translator, who has written or translated into English various books on Islam. After working for the BBC Arabic Service for several years, he worked for the Arabic daily, al-Sharq al-Awsat. He continues to publish many Articles in various Publications including, Arab News, a an English daily published in Saudi Arabia. Adil Salahi taught at the Markfield Institute of Higher Education, Leicester, England. His popular biography of the Prophet, Muhammad: Man and Prophet, is widely respected and has been translated into multiple languages.

• PrefaceTranslator's IntroductionIntroduction by Imam al-Nawawi: Hadith MethodologyINTRODUCTION BY IMAM MUSLIMChapter 1: Reporting Must be from Reliable Transmitters; Warnings Against False Attribution to God's Messenger peace be upon him)Chapter 2: The Seriousness of Attributing a False Statements to God's Messenger (peace be upon him)Chapter 3: The Prohibition of Relating Everything One HearsChapter 4: The Prohibition of Reporting from People who are Suspect and the Need to be Cautious when Learning such ReportsChapter 5: True Transmission is a Part of Religion; Reporting is Acceptable only from Reliable People; Fair Criticism of Reporters is Permissible and a Duty in Defence of the Divine LawChapter 6: Exposing the Flaws of Hadith ReportersChapter 7: The Validity of Reporters' Views of other ReportersChapter 8: The Validity of an Unspecified hadith as EvidenceTHE BOOK OF FAITHChapter 1: Explanation of Iman, Islam and Ihsan; The Requirement of Believing in God's Decree; Evidence of Dissociation from those Who do not Believe in the Divine Decree and Confronting them SquarelyChapter 2: What is iman? An Outline of its CharacteristicsChapter 3: Prayer: A Pillar of IslamChapter 4: Enquiring about the Pillars of IslamChapter 5: Explanation of iman that Ensures Admittance into Heaven and that Whoever Fulfils what they are Commanded will be in HeavenChapter 6: Defining the Pillars of Islam and its Great EssentialsChapter 7: The Command to Believe in God and His Messenger and Islamic Fundamentals; Advocacy of Religion; Enquiring about it; Maintaining it and Delivering its Message to Whoever is Unaware of it Chapter 8: Calling on People to Say the Declaration and to Implement Islamic Teachings Chapter 9: The Command to Fight People unless they Say `There is No Deity other than God, Muhammad is God's Messenger', Attend Regularly to Prayer, Pay Zakat and Believe in all that is Stated by the Prophet (peace be upon him). Chapter 10: Evidence of the Validity of the Acceptance of Islam by One Who is about to Die, as Long as He is Not in the Throes of Death; The Abrogation of the Permissibility to Pray for Forgiveness for Idolaters; Evidence that those Who Die Idolaters will be in Hell, and Nothing can Save Them Chapter 11: Evidence Confirming that Whoever Dies Believing in God's Oneness will Certainly Enter Heaven Chapter 12: Whoever Accepts that God is his Lord, Islam is his Faith and Muhammad (peace be upon him) is God's Messenger is a Believer, Even Though he may Commit Major Sins Chapter 13: The Number of the Branches of Faith; the Best of these and the Lowest in Rank. The Virtue of Modesty and that it is Part of FaithChapter 14: The Full Description of IslamChapter 15: Grades of Islam and Which of its Teachings are Best Chapter 16: Certain Qualities Ensure Experiencing the Sweetness of FaithChapter 17: The Duty of Loving the Prophet More than One's Family, Children, Parents and all Mankind; Whoever does not Love him so is Not a BelieverChapter 18: A Characteristic of Faith is to Love for One's Muslim Brother all the Good one Loves for OneselfChapter 19: The Prohibition of Causing Harm to NeighboursChapter 20: Urging Kindness to Neighbours and Guests; Saying Only What is Good as all this is Part of Faith